Staff Selection Commission Multi Tasking Staff Exam
Question : Directions: Seven girls Mansi, Shweta, Monika, Payal, Aarti, Kajal and Laxmi are sitting around a circular table facing opposite the centre (not necessarily in the same order). Aarti is second to the left of Kajal. Monika is third to the right of Kajal. Mansi is not the immediate neighbour of Kajal. Laxmi is second to the left of Mansi. Payal is not the immediate neighbour of Laxmi. Who is second to the left of Laxmi?
Option 1: Mansi
Option 2: Kajal
Option 3: Payal
Option 4: Aarti
Correct Answer: Kajal
Solution : Given: 1. Aarti is second to the left of Kajal. 2. Monika is third to the right of Kajal. 3. Mansi is not an immediate neighbour of Kajal. 4. Laxmi is second to the left of Mansi. 5. Payal is not the immediate neighbour of
Question : Newton's first law of motion is also known as_________.
Option 1: law of magnitude
Option 2: law of reaction
Option 3: law of inertia
Option 4: law of masses
Correct Answer: law of inertia
Solution : The correct answer is the law of inertia.
Newton's first law is also known as the law of inertia. The first law of Newton states if a body is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line, then
Question : 'Mohenjo-Daro in Sindhi' means _________.
Option 1: The city of evil spirits
Option 2: The food of Pashupathi
Option 3: The Land of Shiva
Option 4: The mound of the dead
Correct Answer: The mound of the dead
Solution : The correct answer is The mound of the dead.
Mohenjo-Daro, meaning 'Mound of the Dead', is a prominent site of the Indus Valley Civilisation, spanning from Sutkagendor in Balochistan to Alamgirpur in Uttar Pradesh and Manda in Jammu to Daimabad in
Question : A solid cylinder having a radius of base of 21 cm and a height of 16 cm is bisected from its height to get two identical cylinders. What will be the percentage increase in the total surface area?
Option 1: 56.76%
Option 2: 42.52%
Option 3: 62.34%
Option 4: 48.88%
Correct Answer: 56.76%
Solution : Given: the cylinder's base radius = 21 cm and height = 16 cm Let the base radius and height of the original cylinder be $r$ and $h$ respectively. ⇒ The base radius and height of the smaller cylinder are $r$ and $\frac{h}{2}$ respectively. Now, the
Question : In a week, the average temperature on Sunday and Monday is 37.2°C. The average temperature on Tuesday and Wednesday is 39.4°C. Find the temperature on Sunday if the average temperature on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is 38.1°C.
Option 1: 39° C
Option 2: 39.1° C
Option 3: 38.9° C
Option 4: 38.8° C
Correct Answer: 38.9° C
Solution : The average temperature of Sunday and Monday $=37.2^\circ$ The sum of the temperature of Sunday and Monday $=2\times37.2^\circ=74.4^\circ$ The average temperature of Tuesday and Wednesday $=39.4^\circ$ The sum of the temperature of Tuesday and Wednesday $=2\times39.4^\circ=78.8^\circ$ The average temperature of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Question : Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No Error'. The benefits of rebuilding healthy, fertile soil are clear.
Option 1: healthy,fertile soil
Option 2: The benefits of rebuilding
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: are clear.
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The sentence is well-constructed with proper subject-verb agreement and clarity. Each element of the sentence contributes to conveying a clear meaning, and there is no grammatical error or inconsistency.
Therefore, the correct answer is no error.
Question : What is the smallest three-digit number when divided by 2, 3, and 4 leaving the remainder 1 in each case?
Option 1: 111
Option 2: 105
Option 3: 101
Option 4: 109
Correct Answer: 109
Solution : Smallest 3-digit number = 100 LCM of 2, 3, 4 = 12 100 = 12 × 8 + 4 Remainder = 1 $\therefore$ Required number = 100 + (12 – 4) + 1 = 108 + 1 = 109 Hence, the correct answer is 109.
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. All land is solid. II. No land is boy. Conclusions: I. All solids are land. II. All boys are solid.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Neither conclusion follows
Option 4: Only conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All solids are land – It is a possibility that the circle representing solid is completely overlapped by the circle representing land. But
Question : Which of the following countries had a higher average population density than India in 2020, as per Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates?
Option 1: Russia
Option 2: Sri Lanka
Option 3: Bangladesh
Option 4: China
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Solution : The correct answer is Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a higher population density—51,703 people per square kilometre—than India. Bangladesh is ranked eighth among all countries in terms of population. Bangladesh has a population density of 1265 persons per km2 (3,277 persons per mi2).
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
She enquired from the stranger (1) / who was he and (2) / what he wanted from her. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In reported speech, the pronoun and verb order in questions change. The correct structure for reporting a question is to write the subjective pronoun from the perspective of the person who reports, and the question in the present
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